US Secretary of Energy, Dan Brouillette, farts out Big Lie pimping for Trump and health harming, polluting frac’ers: “What we are seeing here in the technology in rigs like this one and in companies like Range Resources is that the water that is being extracted from the process at the end of the process is actually cleaner than it was when it went in. That’s the innovation.”
Even Canada’s corrupt NEB (now CER, led by Peter Watson who helped cover-up Encana illegally frac’ing and contaminating a community’s drinking water aquifers), reported in 2009 that frac waste water is harmful.
The U.S. Secretary of energy was in Washington County on Tuesday to tour a Marcellus Shale natural gas well. Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 had a chance to speak with Dan Brouillette about what the tour means to people who live in Pennsylvania.
He toured a Range Resources natural gas well in North Strabane Township.
Brouillette said work done at the site is essential.
“Pennsylvania is a key component, not only to the economy, but this work, this range is not only important to Pennsylvania, it’s important to the nation. We all depend upon the production of this natural gas,” said Brouillette.
When asked about concerns from people who say fracking affects the water they drink and the air they breathe he said, “There are no creditable studies that show fracking harms the environment in a significant way. What we are seeing here in the technology in rigs like this one and in companies like Range Resources is that the water that is being extracted from the process at the end of the process is actually cleaner than it was when it went in. That’s the innovation. That’s the type of technologies that we are seeing in the industry.”
With days until the election, fracking has been a hot topic on the presidential campaign trail. U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, Who is backing former Vice President and candidate Joe Biden, said when it comes to fracking he disagrees with Brouillette on regulations regarding fracking and how it’s done.
He said, “Anything you do you want to make sure that it’s safe and Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as president and vice president will make sure we have regulations to keep air and water safe.”
Brouillette said President Donald Trump’s all of the above energy strategy protects jobs in the country.
Kaine said when it comes to private land, there’s no fight over fracking and jobs.
Brouillette said, “For those of you who are concerned about losing their jobs, if this technology goes away, I would say look that’s real.”
Kaine said, “President Trump has jeopardized jobs. President Trump has the worst record in any recorded history.”
Brouillette plans to unveil an announcement about energy funding on Wednesday, with a focus on coal.
